Appeal Court rules that City of Cape Town acted unlawfully
Ruling clarifies what constitutes lawful “counter-spoliation” when it comes to land occupation
News | 11 July 2024
Census 2022 results are “incoherent and implausible”
Medical Research Council says there is an urgent need for population estimates that better describe the South African population
News | 11 July 2024
No, we won’t move, say Butterworth shack dwellers
Residents of Sikiti informal settlement fear they’ll be forgotten if they agree to move to serviced sites nearby
News | 11 July 2024
Red tape delays Dunoon housing project
The housing project was first announced to residents in 2018, and construction won’t be starting anytime soon
News | 11 July 2024
Western Cape storms: “worse is still to come”
Schools to close across the province as another storm hits, with about 15,000 people already severely affected by floods and damaging winds
By Sandiso Phaliso, Vincent Lali, Marecia Damons, Ashraf Hendricks, Liezl Human and Peter Luhanga
News | 10 July 2024
Another Makhanda water supply deadline missed
The town has experienced water shortages since 2012, but an upgrade to the water treatment works started in 2015 is still not complete
Brief | 10 July 2024
Army destroys shacks in Marievale, leaving families homeless
Lawyers for Human Rights plans to go to court again
News | 10 July 2024
Thousands of homes flooded as violent storm batters Western Cape
Roads closed, schools and clinics damaged, rivers burst their banks
By Sandiso Phaliso, Ashraf Hendricks and Marecia Damons
News | 9 July 2024
Kariega flood victims forced to move back to sodden land
Residents of Old Lapland informal settlement protested against returning as they fear the dam wall above them will burst
News | 9 July 2024